Fall of Feudalism

The king of what country was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Germany

Magna Carta means

• The Great Charter

• Great Rights

• The Great King

• Power of the people

Which king was "forced" to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?`

• King James
• King John
• King Louis
• King Henry

This painting shows King John signing a document in 1215.  Which groups of people are forcing the King to sign this document?

• knights 
• nobles
• peasants
• serfs

Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history that people look to when dealing with rights and power?

• It was the first document to place limits on the king's power
• It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens
• It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.
• It determined England's physical boundaries

The Magna Carta increased the power of the...

• King

• Nobles

What legal principle is expressed in this quote from the Magna Carta thanks to the king jailing people for no reason? (The US founding documents touch on this as well.)

• freedom from self-incrimination

• freedom from self-incrimination

• the right to a jury trial

• freedom from harsh and unusual punishment

Where did the plague begin?

• northern Europe

• western Europe

• Africa

• Asia

What is one reason plague doctors dressed with clothes soaked in vinegar and beaked masks?

• They believed the disease was carried by bad smells.

• They thought germs entered through the skin.

• They had few methods of sanitation.

• They wanted to avoid touching rats.

What was one effect of this weapon technology on the Hundred Years' War?

• The English were able to defeat a much larger French

• The French were able to surround King Henry V's forces at Calais.

• The French were able to reinstate the dauphin on the throne.

• The English were able to capture the city of Orléans.